Across the globe, women play an essential role in tackling the climate change challenge. They are taking
action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by leading initiatives that promote new solutions to addressing
climate change, while providing economic benefits to communities around the world. They are also promoting
transformative partnerships that help to adapt to the effects of climate change and build resilient
societies.

With this in mind, the United Nations Climate Change secretariat launched Momentum for Change: Women for
Results in December 2012.

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Momentum for Change: Women for Results

Momentum for Change: Women for Results recognizes activities that demonstrate the critical leadership and
participation of women in addressing climate change. These activities show measurable results, which can be
potentially be replicated and scaled up at the local, national and international levels.

Momentum for Change: Women for Results is implemented with the generous support of Masdar's Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy
(WiSER) initiative. The WiSER initiative and Momentum for Change share a common theme: empower and
inspire women to be catalysts of innovation and drivers of new companies and commercial solutions that
secure access to energy, water and food while mitigating climate change. The Momentum for Change initiative
has had great success with ‘Women for Results’ and the partnership with WiSER will help ensure
that this is taken to the next level in the future.

This initiative is bringing low-carbon technologies to women living in remote rural communities across an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. The
initiative works with
local women’s groups to provide rural women with the
skills and tools to become green technology agents and
to sell small technologies that make a big difference.

A water management system that injects and stores excess rainfall underground and lifts it out for use
in dry spells. Adoption of this technology has decreased salt deposits on soil and increased fresh water
supply, saving farmers from drought.

Building climate resilience by planting trees to sequester carbon, with six programmes designed to enhance
food security, respond to climate change, help poverty alleviation, teach women skills for a healthier and
more sustainable environment.